Software Engineer

Whatnot•San Francisco, CA

14d•$190,000 - $245,000•Remote

About The Position

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values . With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone. And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces , we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce. Role Software Engineer (Whatnot Inc.; Culver City, CA) (multiple positions): Design and develop software systems and applications to significantly improve the company's top-line metrics. Analyze and design software features based on business metrics collected from buyer and seller experiences. Recommend software upgrades for existing systems. Optimize software for speed and scalability. Develop new and improved features that help new users understand the product, including authentication, activation, email notifications, SEO, and performance marketing. Lead the team in best practices in backend development. Represent the team’s remit to other cross-functional teams to navigate X-team projects and collaboration. Achieve team goals in increasing the number of satisfied buyers and weekly new live sellers (WNLS) on the platform through experimentation and data analysis, while also maintaining seller and GMV retention. Telecommuting permitted from within the U.S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field, plus five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer or related occupation.
Must have experience with the following: building scalable systems using Python, Elixir, or JavaScript; delivering features and shipping products; Python A/B testing for experimentation; SQL for data analysis; monitoring tools for logging and dashboarding; and Backend as a Service (BaaS).

Responsibilities

Design and develop software systems and applications to significantly improve the company's top-line metrics.
Analyze and design software features based on business metrics collected from buyer and seller experiences.
Recommend software upgrades for existing systems.
Optimize software for speed and scalability.
Develop new and improved features that help new users understand the product, including authentication, activation, email notifications, SEO, and performance marketing.
Lead the team in best practices in backend development.
Represent the team’s remit to other cross-functional teams to navigate X-team projects and collaboration.
Achieve team goals in increasing the number of satisfied buyers and weekly new live sellers (WNLS) on the platform through experimentation and data analysis, while also maintaining seller and GMV retention.

Benefits

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
Work From Home Support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance for wellness
Annual allowance towards Childcare
Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
Parental Leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.